Ball Ground is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,853 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ball Ground is the 238th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Ball Ground was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ball Ground economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ball Ground, where the median household income is $103,429.00. Ball Ground real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Ball Ground house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Ball Ground is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ball Ground is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ball Ground who work in office and administrative support (10.62%), management occupations (10.21%), and sales jobs (8.69%). Also of interest is that Ball Ground has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.66% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Ball Ground is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Ball Ground a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Ball Ground has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Ball Ground’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. Being a small city, Ball Ground does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Ball Ground is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.46% of adults in Ball Ground have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Ball Ground in 2022 was $44,086, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,344 for a family of four. However, Ball Ground contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ball Ground home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ball Ground residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ball Ground include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ball Ground is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
